Know or Believe?
Is it True?
Evidence
Knowledge in Real Life
What would convince you?
100

Do you now or believe Dinosaurs existed?

Know - There is a lot of scientific evidence and artifacts


100

Is it true that the sun moves around the earth?

No! the Earth actually moves around the sun, but if you said that 500 years ago you might have been burnt to the stake by the Church. 

100
Is this evidence - An eyewitness talks about what happened in a robbery

The eyewitness is evidence although it doesn't necessarily mean it's correct, because the human brain can make some mistakes and the witness may have also been paid off/biased in some way 

100

Does chatGPT know things?

No, actually it doesn't actually know things and just analyzes patterns and data from the entire internet and uses those to give answers when you ask it. 

100

Someone tells you that what they said came from a study, with no specifics, would you be convinced?

NO - A study doesn't necesarily mean evidence is true. A lot of the time a study can just be asking three kids if they think the earth is flat, and then conclude that the earth is flat

200

Can something you "know" not be a personal belief?

Something you know might be true, but you don't actually have to believe it, you can still deny it, however it is still true, maybe just not to you

200

The world is perfectly round. 

FALSE - you might think the world is perfectly round however it's actually slightly irregular, with a slight bulge due to the gravitational pull. 
200

In a crime, if the evidence such as footprints and fingerprints are there, but the actual cameras and people dont' have ANY memory/evidence of the crime, what is true?

 If the footprints and other evidence like that was more accurate and if it pins someone exactly to a crime than you should trust that. Cameras can be hacked and people can be distracted

200

Is it known that New York City is in New York?

It is known that NYC is in New York because there are maps and satellite images showing us where the city is located. 

200
Are you convinced? - Someone on the street wearing a fancy suit looking very distinguished in a british accent tells you her doctor's clinic is the best in all of britain and you have serious problems only she can fix. 

You should not be convinced of her because she is telling you that you have problems only she can fix, meaning it's most likely for her own benefit and not actually true

 

300

Whats' the difference between knowing and believing

Knowing is when something is backed up by evidence in some way meanwhile belief is when you think something is true, but it isn't necesarily true and can just be something you think personally. 
300

Does recency make something "more true"

Recency can be good in some situations that are ever changing, such as recent news, however, in some cases, being recent doesn't always make it better 
300

What is evidence?

Evidence is something that we know is true and can be factually or scientifically backed up in many ways with things such as artifacts or patterns of observation

300

Is it considered your own knowledge if your friend or teacher told you something?

It is still considered your own knowledge because it is in your brain and is something that. you now know is true. 

300

Does tone/confidence affect if you're convinced of a certain thing?

The National Institute of health concludes that people are significantly more convinced and persuaded when information or evidence is delivered with high confidence

400

Is it a belief is other people believe it too?

Yes, It is still a belief if other believe it because multiple people doesn't justify it being something that you know


400

Can an opinion be something that is treated as true if it comes from a singular "expert"

In most situations you can probalby trust the words or someone who is an expert of a topic, however, you can never really know and they mihgt make a mistake at some point. 

400

What classifiies as evidence?

Evidence can be classified, according to wikipedia, "Any item, fact, or testimony used to establish or disprove the truth of a matter"

400

How do you know what is correct if you and your friend have different answers?

You know which one is true using evidence and data to back up the correct answer

400

What's the flaws - A research study published in 2022 focusing on people in private schools and public schools in the long beach areas from 2002, discussing the effect of uniforms on education.

First, the evidence itself is from 2002 and only the publishing date is 2022, means that it's not acutally that recent or trustable. Second, it's only from the Long Beach area meaning it's not an accurate representation of ALL public and private schools.

500

How do you know if something is true?

You know if something is true if it can be backed up by some type of evidence and reasoning, either scientifically, or historically


500

is something being true subjective or a real truth/objective?

Something being true - universallly, means that it's objectively true, and not related to any personal opinions, and if it's subjective, that means it's not actually true for EVERYONE necersarily. 

500
Is it better to have 3-4 ok pieces of evidence or 1 really good piece of evidence?

It's better to have one really good piece of evidence because if something is a really good piece of evidence, it should be correct, have multiple peer reviewed edits, and be very good. 

500

What does it mean to know something

Knowing something means that you will be able to explain and give valid reason as to why you say it's true. You should be able to provide evidence or data as to why it's true. 

500

If you are convinced of something, does that make it a truth or a belief?

If it's something that is true for many reasons, that might become a truth, but a lot of the time it might also not be true and that means that it might just be your personal belief

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